Middle English Dictionary Entry

-ma(u)nci(e suf.
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Entry Info

Forms -ma(u)nci(e suf. Also -mance.
Etymology OF -mancie, from L -mantia, from Gk. μαντεία.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

Note: Cp. -a(u)nci(e suf. and -a(u)nce suf.
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A combining form in words borrowed from French and Latin denoting forms of divination: aeromance, ciromancie, geomancy, nigromauncie, ornomanci, piromaunce, idromancie, egremauncie.
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Note: A more detailed treatment is provided by the OED, s.v. -mancy suf.

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